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Obama Shifts G-8 Summit to Camp David From Chicago

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Jason Dean

March 5, 2012 6:54 p.m. ET

CHICAGO—The Obama administration said it would move a Group of Eight summit in May to Camp David from its planned location in Chicago, scaling back a much-anticipated opportunity for the city to showcase itself that had also raised concerns about mass protests.

Chicago will still play host to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit scheduled for May 20-21, following the G-8 meeting, which will be held at the presidential retreat in Maryland from May 18-19, the White House said in a statement. The White House had announced...